ON SWEET TURNED DEADLY: THE GREAT BOSTON MOLASSES FLOOD

On a sultry January morning in 1919, the unthinkable occurred in Boston's North End. A massive reservoir overflowing with delicious molasses ruptured without warning, unleashing a cascade of thick, brown goo that swamped the streets below. Dozens of people met their fate in the unforeseen disaster, crushed by the unexpected force of the molasses. T